The Omak Suicide Race returns in 2021

Omak, Washington is a remote town in northern Washington, on the border of the Colville Indian reservation. The town is known for its annual rodeo, the Omak Stampede, and the controversial Suicide Race that runs with it. It has been called “The Deadliest Horse Race in the World.” Cancelled in 2020, the insanely treacherous Suicide…

Omak Suicide Race — Murder on Horses

It has been called "The Deadliest Horse Race in the World". Each year in mid summer, a small town in Eastern Washington State, called Omak, proudly promotes an event named "The World Famous Suicide Race," considered the marquee event at the four-day Omak Stampede rodeo. Omak straddles the border of the Colville Reservation, home of…

Horse killed in Omak Suicide Race practice

Because no horses have reportedly died during the Omak Suicide Race in the past few years, it has been put on the back burner while horse activists focus on what appear to be more threatening issues. Please read this post and take action. K C Mahaffey reporting for Wenatchee World writes: OMAK, Wash. -- (Aug.…